Cali vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$279	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$504
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	2.47M	580K

The cost of living in Cali is 44% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6830th and 4339th ($759 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6175th and 6173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Kingston

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	Cali	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$4783

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713